Rank Merit Badge 2019 earned
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1 First Aid 62,352
2 Swimming 59,074
3 Camping 52,328
4 Citizenship in the World 50,700
What is the least earned merit badge in Boy Scouts?
One look at the requirements, and you'll see why Invention was the least-earned merit badge in the history of the BSA. To earn it, Scouts had to “invent and patent some useful article” and “show a working drawing or model of the same.”28 Sept 2018
What is the weirdest merit badge?
- Fingerprinting. Maybe this will finally put a stop to the string of unsolved murders terrorizing your summer camp.
- Dentistry.
- Moviemaking.
- American Labor.
- Truck Transportation.
- Nuclear Science.
- Pulp and Paper.
What is the oldest merit badge?
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How many merit badges are there in 2021?
Find information and resources on each of the 139 Scouts BSA merit badges offered in 2021 by the Boy Scouts of America. Annual updates are released during the first quarter of the year.
How many merit badges are there currently?
There are more than 135 merit badges, and any Scout, or any qualified Venturer or Sea Scout may earn any of these at any time. NOTE: The requirements posted here are the most current, accurate, and official. This will always be the best place to find the most up-to-date requirements. Pick a Subject.
What is the hardest merit badge?
- Snow Sports is very difficult if you're a scout living in Hawaii.
- Gardening is difficult if you don't have access to a garden.
- Aviation is difficult if you don't have access to a flight simulator.
- Horsemanship is difficult if you don't have a horse.
What is the least common merit badge?
The Bottom 10 Last year's “rarest” merit badges (much better than the negative-sounding “Bottom 10,” don't you think?) were: Composite Materials, Drafting, Surveying, Stamp Collecting, American Labor, Journalism, American Business, Sustainability, Bugling and Programming.
How many merit badges are there 2020?
Every year the National Council reviews and updates a certain number of merit badges. There are over 100 merit badges (137 as of April 2020).